EP0703524B1
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Variable data fields in a page description language
Assignee: Agfa Gevaert NV
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Filing: 1994-09-13
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Granted: 1997-01-08
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Expires: 2014-09-13
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Marc c/o Agfa-Gevaert N.V. Herregods
- 👤 Dirk c/o Agfa-Gevaert N.V. Tjantele
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 07:26
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K2215/00; G06K2215/0002; G06K2215/0062; G06K2215/0065; G06K2215/0082
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A method for printing a plurality of pages, having an identical background image region and at least one page specific image region, comprising the following steps : a) generating a bitmap representation for said background image region and storing said bitmap representation in a bitmap memory means ; b) saving in a cache memory means portions of said bitmap representation corresponding to each page specific image region ; c) generating a bitmap representation for at least one page specific image region and storing said page specific bitmap representation in said bitmap memory means ; d) outputting the contents of said bitmap memory means to a marking engine for printing at least one page ; e) restoring at least one said saved portion from said cache memory means to said bitmap memory means ; f) repeating steps c) to e) until said plurality of pages is printed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said page specific image region has a rectangular shape.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said bitmap portion has a horizontal rectangular shape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein each said bitmap portion completely covers at least one said page specific image region.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein in each iteration a bitmap representation is generated for each page specific image region, and each saved bitmap portion is restored.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
117 words
A method for printing a plurality of pages, having an identical background image region and at least one page specific image region, comprising the following steps : a) generating a background data stream describing : 1) said background image region ; and 2) for each said page specific image region the positional parameters ; b) generating a page specific data stream describing each page specific image region ; c) combining said background data stream and said page specific data stream ; d) generating from said combined data stream successive sets of marking engine signals representing the background image including each page specific region ; e) printing the image represented by each successive set of marking engine signals.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method according to claim 6, wherein the positional parameters include : - the location relative to said background image ; - the shape ; - the size ; and - the orientation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 7, wherein the positional parameters further include a reference to an image data file.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 8, wherein the step of combining said data streams comprises the step of retrieving said reference to an image data file in said background data stream.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method according to claim 6, wherein the step of combining said background data stream and said page specific data stream is preceded by a step of performing any transformation on said background data stream required for imposition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 6, wherein the step of generating sets of signals comprises the step of clipping page specific image data, based upon said positional parameters.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 6, wherein the combination step comprises the step of ordering the processing of each page specific image region.
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